1.10: Alice, Ayuba, and Louis: Experiences of American Slavery

History: Beyond the Textbook

Slavery has existed for as long as humans have lived in settled society, but it was taken to another level in colonial America, and eventually, the United States. Humans were legally classified as property and treated with intense brutality, while their stories mostly went unrecorded. This episode seeks to shine a light on three individuals whose experiences were noted for various reasons: Alice of Dunks Ferry, Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, and Louis Congo. Each lived in a different region of colonial North America and has a different skill set, but the spotlight on their lives in this episode of History: Beyond the Textbook serves as a means of learning about different slave experiences during this time frame.
Key People
Alice of Dunks Ferry: businesswoman, oral historian of Philadelphia
Ayuba Suleiman Diallo: royalty, Islamic scholar
Louis Congo: royal executioner

The second season of History: Beyond the Textbook focuses on the stories of individuals who shaped the Revolutionary era in American history, and runs from February 27-May 7.
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